Tombstone epitaph., 1887-08-27
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
The weather, telegraphically speaking S


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 The big Florence canal will be com pleted on the 18th.
 The Baboquivari plain is said to pre- sent the appearance of a lake.
 The public schools in the Territory will reopen on the first Monday in Sep tember.
 Governor Torres and staff, of the state of Sonora, will be present at the Miles sword presentation.
 The Arizona Mission Conference meets at Tucson, September 22d. Bishop j. M. Wooden, D. D., L. L. D., presiding
 About I25 tons of copper matte have been turned out by the United Verde furnace since starting on the Ist instant It is learned from reliable sources that the train robbers secured $7I ,ooc in currency and $T3,ooo in gold, making a total clean up of SS4, 1000.
 A new station has been opened on the Prescott and Arizona Central railroad nine miles north of Prescott, which is to be called Verde Junction.
 The Huachucas sustained another de- feat Tuesday at the hands of the Lowells Score: Huachucas, 10; LoweHs, IT. Another game will be played to decide who are the champions.
 Phenix needs fifty bricklayers and as many carpenters more than she has to supply the demand that is at hand fol skilled artisans; the town has a surfer, of very poor workmen, however.
 Tucson will manage to get in three holidays very near together. The feast on 27th, sword presentation on the 5th of September and the Mexican "fourth of July" on the 10th of the same month
 Mir. Curt Miller, who for the past three years has been foreman of the Phenix Gazette office, has leased the Tempe News and will assume his new duties on September Ist.
 Capt J. B. Kerr, sixth cavalry, carried off the honors of the Department com petition just concluded at Fort Wingate New Mexico, winning both gold and silver medals, with the remarkable score of 5I4.
 John D. Meadows, justice of the peace at Payson, in Tonto Basin, states that he had issued warrants for the arrest of ten parties implicated in the recent shooting scrape in that section. The date of the shooting is alleged to have been on the 9th instant, notwithstanding reports of il were received on the 9th.
 The Southern Pacific railway, recog- nizing the many advantages of the Sal' River valley, has concluded to run ex- cursion trains from Los Angeles to Phe. nix, commencing about October the first and will continue from that time on tc bring them in as fast as they can be taken care of. Each excursion will con sist of three sleepers and two Pullman cars.
 A telegram was received here yester- day announcing the death, in Oakland Cal, of Col. C. P. Head On the day previous, in answer to telegraphit summons. his brother, w. S. Head, Jeff Prescott to visit him, but failed to reach there in time to see him alive. The deceased was for years resident of this territory, having been engaged in the mercantile business here with his brother | In 1884 he was Democratic nominee fol delegate to congress, being defeated by Col. (. (. Bean. He was an upright man, and good citizen. He leaves a wife and one child to mourn his loss, who have the sympathies of this community in their bereavement. Journal Miner, 18th
 The three men reported killed ir Tonto Basin, Tucker, Gillespie and Payne, had been in the employ of the Aztec Cattle company for some time We understand MT. Simpson, the local manager, had determined to do all in his power to break up the band of horse 
 thieves who had been preying on the people in the western part of this county for so long time, and to that end called all the men together in the employ of that company. When they were assem- bled he told them i, was the intention of the company to take an active part in trying to stop so much stealing, and wanted the help of the employees of the company-that those who were not willing to assist them and the authorities in this work could call for their time All agreed to do what they could, except five, who took their money and left. The three above named were of the party who ! took their time. IL appears they put their liberty to bad use and enjoyed it but short time.-St. Johns Herald. ---ess----- No+;,o